Clasp for scarfs, &amp;c.



F. A. FULLER 64 J. SCHROEDER.

CLASP FOR SCARFS, 8w. APPLICATION FILED MAY 10. 1911.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

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FRANZ A. FULLER, AND JOHN SCHROEDER, 0E NE'W'ARK, NEVT JERSEY, ASSIGNORSTO THE I-IAGEBSTROHE COMFANY, O1 NEWARK, NEVET JERSEY, A CORPORATION OFNEW JERSEY.

CLASP non SCARFS, 6w.

Spceification'of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANZ A. FULLER and JOHN SOI-IROEDER, citizens ofthe United States, residing in the city of Newark, in the county ofEssex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulTmprovements in Clasps for Scarfs, &c., of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains tomake, construct, and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in claspsfor .use on scarfs, or elsewhere, and are of that class in which the twoparts are pivotally connected together, so as to be opened to engage thearticle to be held thereby, and it has for its object, among others, toprovide a slmple and inexpensive clasp of this character, which shall beprovided with means whereby the jaws thereof may be locked in theirclosed position, for firmly holding the article to which is it attached,so that the article cannot be accidentally disengaged from the clasp.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and specified 1n the claim.

The invention is clearly indicated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 represents an enlarged perspective view of our improvedclasp, and

Figs. 2 and 3 represent side elevations of the same, the jaws of theclasp being shown in open position in Fig. 2 and in closed lockedposition in Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawin s.

Tn the drawings, a and b designate the jaws of the clasp, preferablymade of metal or any suitable material, which are provided with upturnedears 0 which overlap and are mounted upon and secured by a pivot pin d,said jaws being further provided at their front ends with integralpointed prongs and are being normally held closed under tension by thespring 0, coiled around said pivot pin. f represents a stud,screw-threaded throughout its length, rigidly secured in any suitablemanner to the jaw b of the clasp near the end opposite the clampingportion,

and as indicated in Fig. 1, preferably located a little off center, forthe reason hereinafter described.

The stud f is designed to pass through an elongated opening or slot 9 inthe adjacent end of the a. Upon the screw-threaded stud f is mounted aknurled disk it, provided with a circular boss 2' extending from oneside thereof, said disk having screw-threaded engagement with the studf, and designed to be moved and adjusted thereon.

As previously stated, the stud is preferably located on the jaw Z) and alittle off center thereof, so as to permit a portion of sition shown inFig. 3, the upper surface of the integral boss 71 is brought to bearupon the under side of the jaw a, and the clamping ends are thus lockedtoget ier to tightly clamp the article therebetween, and there held.

Experience has demonstrated that the organlzation above described is ahighly efli-.

cient one, and while the device described is the preferred embodiment ofour present invention, we do not care to restrict our selves to theexact details of construction, combination and arrangements herein setforth, it being obvious that minor variations thereof, not involving theexercise of invention, may be made by any skilled mechanic, and suchdeparture from what is herein described and claimed, not involvinginvention, we consider as within the scope and terms of our claim.

We claim:

A scarf clasp comprising two jaws pivotally connected togetherintermediate of their ends, a spring coiled around the pivot to normallyhold said jaws closed under tension, one of said jaws being providedwith an opening arranged off center near the edge of the jaw, ascrew-threaded stud, one

end of which is rigidly secured in the end of the other jaw and in closeproximity to the longitudinal edge of said jaw, the other end of saidscrew-threaded stud adapted to pass through the opening in thefirst-named jaw, and a knurled disk provided with an integral bossadjustahly mounted upon and having screw -threaded engagement with saidstud, said boss extending toward and adapted to engage the under side ofthe opposite jaw to hold said jaws apart and in locked position, aportion only of the cirouinferential edge of the dis; projecting atrifle beyond the longitudinal edges of the upper and lower jaws inorder that the same 15 may be readily manipulated.

This specification signed and witnessed this 2nd day of May, 1911.

FRANZ A. FULLER. JOHN SCHR-OEDER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM RnIoo, F REDK C. FISCHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

